The SJW Woke mob is going after every icon that doesn’t suit them, and it’s mainly going after sections of our society where things have been appropriated by a stronger group from a lesser group. In some cases, they’re right, but they’ve let the power go to their head & now they’re lashing out at things that shouldn’t be attacked by them.

They attacked the ban against gay marriage, and that made plenty of sense from a human POV & a legal stance. Denying LGBT the right to enjoy the same marriage that straight people do is a violation of a basic human need, and a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. They were on the right side of history in that fight.

That was one of the few victories, but they’re put together a long string of losing positions since. Lately they’ve advocated for Gaza against Israel, and attack Jews for defending their country & way of life, and even attack American Jews for voicing support for Israel. That’s essentially the way Hitler started his persecution of Jews 90 years ago. They apparently don’t realize that Hamas & the PLO hate LGBT and would kill them if they came to their country. They kill women who dare to remove their beekeeper outfit, much less advocate for women’s rights.

So where are they when it comes to white musicians who appropriated the Blues to make billions? White people have no business playing the Blues mainly because they don’t get the blues, they give them. This is a historical fact. If they have the Blues, it’s not because of oppression; it’s because of their own stupidly poor life decisions.

People like Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, the Allman Bros, The Beatles, The Yardbirds, The Stones, and virtually all of Classic Rock/Pop from 1955 thru 1990 used the Blues as a foundation for their sound and made billions. Some of them outright stole Blues songs & didn’t give credit to the artists who created it. Led Zeppelin lost a number of copyright claims to Blues artists over their songs which in many cases is the same exact song with a different name & played louder & faster, even with most of the original lyrics. Brian Wilson essentially took the song “Sweet Little Sixteen” by Chuck Berry & added new lyrics & created “Surfin’ USA”. Chuck found out & sued him for royalties & a credit & he won.

How about The Blues Brothers? I can’t imagine them getting away with that in today’s climate. It would go about as badly as a band of white guys dressing up like American Indians, or playing Blues while wearing blackface.

Back in the 50s, many black artists were bilked out of their royalties by poor contracts they signed where they essentially gave away the rights for a pittance. This sort of thing continued for decades by record companies, agents & publishers against musicians of all races who signed bad contracts without legal representation. Even the band Eagles knew they had a problem in the early 70s when their band manager & record company were the same person, which is a serious conflict of interest. It’s like suing a person and hiring his twin brother as your lawyer.

Where is the Woke Police over all this? Much of Classic Rock/Pop wouldn’t exist if not for the Blues artists of decades earlier laying the foundation and getting no credit.